pyroxenite

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/paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/

noun

A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

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Meanings

nounpyroxenite (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxenites)

plural pyroxenites

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

Origin

From pyroxene + -ite.

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Translations

Catalan piroxenita
  • piroxenitamineral
Finnish pyrokseniitti
  • pyrokseniittimineral
French pyroxénite
  • pyroxénitemineral
Italian pirossenite
  • pirossenitemineral
Polish piroksenit
  • piroksenitmineral
Russian пироксени́т
  • пироксени́т (piroksenít)mineral
Spanish piroxenita
  • piroxenitamineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pyroxenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroxenite

MLA

“pyroxenite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroxenite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyroxenite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroxenite.

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